Curtain hanging means



Sept. 18, 1951 c. w. HESS 2,568,498

CURTAIN HANGING MEANS Filed July 25, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 'fij' I INVENTOR 9. W. HESS ATTORNEY Sept. 18, 1951 c. w. HESS 2,568,498

CURTAIN HANGING MEANS Filed July 25, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR '0. w. HESS ATTORN EY Fatented Sept. 18, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT QFFI-CE 1 CURTAIN HANGINGMEANS 1.

Carl W. Hess,'Superior, Wis;

ApplicatiOnJulyZS, 1949, SerialNo. 106,589

V 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to means for supporting curtains,. draperies, or the. like, and has special reference. to such meanswhi'ch permits the installation and removal of such articles without the need of a step-ladder or other instruments on which a person must stand to reach the desired height.

It is well known that many household accidents occur when someone, who is standing on some object to reach a height out of normal reach, falls and i injured. Some injuries resulting from falls of this type are quite serious and may even be fatal. It is, therefore, one of my principal objects to provide means whereby an ordinary housewife may put up and take down her curtains, draperies and the like without being subject to a serious accident.

Another object is to provide such means which will overcome the inconvenience and annoyance of moving a ladder from place to place to work on elevated articles.

Another object is to provide a simple and inexpensive assembly which will operate efficiently in its designated work.

These and other object will become more apparent as the description of the invention proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application:

Fig. 1 is a broken, fragmental, perspective view of one embodiment of my invention applied to a window frame and showin a curtain rod in lowered relation with respect to the supporting brackets.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device shown in Fig. 1 with the parts in uppermost, assembled relation.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the holding bracket and the curtain rod carrying plate in assembled relation.

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of Fig. 3 and showing a portion of a curtain rod in place on the plate.

In the drawing the reference numeral l indicates portions of a, window frame. A pair of brackets 2-2 are mounted on the upper, opposed corners of the window frame, and these brackets form a portion of the support for the rod 3 on which the curtains or the like, to be supported, are carried.

Each of the brackets 2 is preferably stamped from one piece of metal, and have a suitable flange 4 bent from one margin thereof which provides means fOI' SCCIlI'iIIg the brackets to the window frame. The opposite edgeof thebrackets 2 provides the backing against which the rod carrying plates 5 are held to hold thecurtains, or the like, in their desired position.

The plates 5 are preferably about two inches wide, and have pairs of lugs 6 pressed outwardly therefrom on opposite edg s to form a cradle in Whioha curtain rod, or other suitable curtain or drapery holder, may be received. The plates 5 are bent inwardly at an inclination adjacent their lower ends, as at l8, then upwardly at an inclination, as at l, forming a hook-like stop which functions in conjunction with the similarly shaped lower projection 8 of the bracket 2.

The upper edge of the plate 5 is bent inwardly at an inclination, as at 9, to correspond with the shape of the brackets 2 which are cut on a bias as at Hi. It may be seen, from the above description and from the drawing that the plates 5 are shaped to correspond with the outer edge of the brackets 2.

In operation, the brackets 2 are secured to the window frame I, preferably as shown in Fig. 1, that is: In spaced alined relation, and the plates 5 are mounted on the curtain rod 3, after the curtains or draperies are in place thereon, of course. The plates are secured to the rod 3 by placing them against the inner face of the rod so that the lugs 6 overlap the edge of the rod, as shown, the plates, of course being mounted in spaced relation to correspond with the brackets 2 when ultimately assembled. The plates 5 and rod 3 are held in assembled relation by means of an inverted substantially J-shaped wire member Ii, the stem portion of which extends through a suitable hole [2 in the upper inclined portion 9 and the lower end thereof is removably carried in a notch l3 in the lower or hook portion l8l of the plate. The opposite end of the holder ll abuts the outer face of the rod 3 to hold it within the lugs 6. The holder is formed so that the lower end of the stem must be sprun in order to be placed in the notch 13, and this, of course, will cause tension to be applied against the rod to hold it within the lugs.

A cord or string I4 i secured to each plate 5, as at I5, and each bracket is provided with suitable eyes It, which are either Welded to or struck from the brackets, through which the cords H are roved, one of the cords being carried across from one of the brackets to a suitable eye, not shown on the opposite bracket so that the cords from both plates may be manipulated simul taneously from one side of the window.

With the cords thus installed, and the plates secured to the rod 3 as shown and described, the

curtains and rod 3 may be raised into position on the window frame by pulling downwardly on the free ends of the cords 14.

As the rod is raised, the plates 5 contact the brackets and the shape of the lower end of the latter guides the plates upwardly so that the upper edge of the plate is not caught on the lower edge of the bracket but slides easily upwardly. However, the corresponding shape of the lower ends of the plate and bracket causes the plate to catch and stop at exactly the desired point, and, of course, the upper inclined portion 9 engages the portion 10 of the brackets and the plates are held firmly in their desired position.

It is to be noted that very little stress or weight must be maintained by the cords to hold the curtains and plates in position as when the plates.

are held against the brackets by the inward stress of the cord, the majority of the weight is borne by the brackets due to the overlapping of the portion 9 of the plates on the portion 19 of the brackets.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is: 7

Means for supporting curtains and the like on a window frame, comprising a rod adapted to carry a curtain, a pair of brackets adapted to be secured-to said window frame in spaced aligned relation, a pair of plates secured to said rod to correspond with said brackets, and cords secured to said plates and slidably engaging eyes in said brackets for lowering said plates and rod from said brackets and raising same to be engaged against said brackets, said plates having a hookshaped lower portion, said brackets having a downward projection to catch said hook-shaped portion of said plates, said brackets having an inwardly inclined edge, and said plates being shaped to substantially correspond with the shape of said inclined edge of the brackets to support the weight of said rod and curtain when said plates are held against said brackets.

- CARL W. HESS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

' UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,229,898 Pastva Jan. 28, 1941 2,374,605 Lundstrom Apr. 24, 1945 2,461,417 Fallone Feb. 8,1949

' FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 12,123 Great Britain 1910 

